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Hungary may face challenges in terms of economic disparities due to the ongoing green and digital transition. A new IMF report suggests that policy reforms are urgently needed. Ongoing discussions on cohesion reform focus on the same areas.

To reap the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), the EU needs to change its regulatory approach, invest in research and development (R&D) and infrastructure, and skills, writes Google's Matt Brittin.

In an unprecedented move on Monday (23 September), the European Commission has launched consultations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against an ongoing investigation by the Beijing authorities into the compatibility of EU subsidies with global trade rules.

Plug Energy Efficiency First In - ENEFIRSTplus

To explain what the ENEFIRST Plus project is, the project’s senior expert Jean-Sébastien Broc starts by outlining what it isn.

EU member states have consistently failed to implement rulings from both the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), a report finds.

The European Commission (EC), the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA), and the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) are pleased to announce their common actions at InnoTrans 2024, the world’s largest trade fair focused on transport technology, held in Berlin on 24-27 September 2024.

The government that takes power in Austria after next Sunday's (29 September) general election will face growing pressure to diversify its energy supply away from dependence on Russian gas, just as the economy is stuck in reverse gear.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Andrej Babis celebrating landslide wins in Czech regional and Senate elections, former US president Donald Trump cancelling on Polish President Andrzej Duda, and so much more.  

The UN General Assembly adopted a "Pact for the Future" described by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a landmark agreement that is a "step-change towards more effective, inclusive, networked multilateralism."

The ruling VMRO-DPMNE party in northern Macedonia has been threatened with expulsion from the EU centre-right political family (EPP), with Andrey Kovachev, an MEP from Bulgaria's largest party, GERB, accusing it of aggressive rhetoric against Bulgaria.

Despite a political consensus on creating the EU Parliament’s first-ever full committee on defence, it is dubious if the final decision will be taken before the new Commission's confirmation hearings, with groups still haggling over package deals and competences.

Proposed European pharmaceutical reforms aim to tackle, amongst others, healthcare access inequalities amongst Member States. However, some of the proposed changes may limit innovation and negatively impact patient access to medicines, highlighting the need for a balanced, pro-innovation approach.

Opposition party ANO of former prime minister Andrej Babiš won a resounding victory in 10 out of 13 regions in the regional elections while simultaneously making a strong showing in the Senate elections.

US Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in an NBC News poll that found that respondents have come to see her more favorably since she emerged as the Democratic candidate for president.

US presidential candidate Donald Trump cancelled his meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda without giving a reason but did post a message of support on social media.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the United States on Sunday (22 September) to attend sessions at the UN General Assembly and urged his partners to help achieve "a shared victory for a truly just peace."

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and representatives of the ruling Socialist Party met in Geneva on Friday in an attempt to smooth relations after the separatist leader's party voted against the ruling Socialists despite having previously agreed to back each other in parliament.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his party, the SPD, see themselves strengthened after winning a crucial state election in Brandenburg against the far-right, as the party of his newly minted challenger Friedrich Merz suffered heavy losses.